i3-N305 vs Xeon Gold 6134M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1063
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data39.52
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,217$309

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.2 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache512 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per module)
L3 cache24.75 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TB16 GB
Max memory channels61
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes489
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 3 January 2023
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 6134M has 100% more threads.

i3-N305, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6134M and Core i3-N305. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6134M is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-N305 is a notebook one.


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